| Kingdom | Phylum | Class | Order | Family |
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| ANIMALIA | CHORDATA | MAMMALIA | RODENTIA | SCIURIDAE |
| Scientific Name: | Paraxerus poensis | ||||||
| Species Authority: | (A. Smith, 1830) | ||||||
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| Red List Category & Criteria: | Least Concern ver 3.1 | ||||||
| Year Published: | 2008 | ||||||
| Assessor/s: | Grubb, P. & Ekué, M.R.M. | ||||||
| Reviewer/s: | Amori, G. (Small Nonvolant Mammal Red List Authority) & Cox, N. (Global Mammal Assessment Team) | ||||||
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Justification: Listed as Least Concern in view of its wide distribution, presumed large population, it occurs in a number of protected areas, has a tolerance of a degree of habitat modification, and because it is unlikely to be declining fast enough to qualify for listing in a more threatened category. |
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| Range Description: | This species is widely distributed in Subsaharan Africa, ranging from Sierra Leone to Ghana (west of the Volta Basin); then from southeastern Nigeria (east of the Niger river) to eastern Congo; also recorded from three localities in northeastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (Bata, Medje, Niapa). This species is present on the island of Bioko (Equatorial Guinea). It has been recorded up to 1,600 m asl on Mount Bintamane (Sierra Leone). |
| Countries: |
Native:
Cameroon; Congo; Congo, The Democratic Republic of the; Côte d'Ivoire; Equatorial Guinea; Gabon; Ghana; Guinea; Liberia; Nigeria; Sierra Leone
Presence uncertain:
Central African Republic
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| Population: | Rosevear (1969) noted that this species was the commonest and most widespread of all squirrels in West Africa, that it was well represented in museum collections, and not infrequently found as a pet. |
| Population Trend: |
Unknown
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| Habitat and Ecology: | This species is found in tropical moist forest, forest fringes, secondary growth around villages, and deserted farmland (Rosevear 1969). It is apparently a pest species in cocoa plantations. Despite the fact they seem to be relatively common and widespread, not a great deal is known about this species. |
| Systems: | Terrestrial |
| Major Threat(s): | There appear to be no major threats to this widespread and somewhat adaptable species. |
| Conservation Actions: | This species has been recorded from many protected areas. Additional studies are needed into the distribution, abundance, general ecology and threats to this poorly-known species. |
| Citation: | Grubb, P. & Ekué, M.R.M. 2008. Paraxerus poensis. In: IUCN 2011. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2011.2. <www.iucnredlist.org>. Downloaded on 24 May 2012. |
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